The Ten Point Programme for Reunification of the Country () is a plan written by

Kim Il Sung Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...

on 6 April 1993, to re-unite

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and

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. The program is the stated official policy of North Korea. The plan's original title was ''10-Point Programme of the Great Unity of the Whole Nation for the Reunification of the Country''. It regards the idea of reunification with South Korea under a pan-national unified state, a Federation, leaving the two systems and governments intact while opening the borders. The program proposes to remove outside influence from the Korean peninsula, especially the US forces based in South Korea, and proposes cooperation on trade and foreign affairs as a reunified country. Until the early 2020s, the North Korean foreign policy was dominated by this original document, which has led to better relations with South Korea, beginning with

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, and in the June 15th North-South Joint Declaration.

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Kim Il Sung
Full text of the 10 Point programme for reunification of the country

: A North Korean webpage, called "By our nation by itself", which promotes national reunification. {{Kim Il Sung Ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea Politics of North Korea Works by Kim Il Sung 1993 in North Korea 1993 documents

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